Table I.C.3.c(2002) Percent of total premiums for any-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2002
 
Characteristics

Total

 

Less than 10 employees

 

10-24 employees

 

25-99 employees

 

100-999 employees

 

1000 or more employees

 

Less than 50 employees

 

50 or more employees

 
 
United States

17.3%

12.6%

15.0%

18.4%

23.7%

17.5%

14.6%

19.0%

 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

10.8%

.

.

.

.

.

13.3%

*

7.3%

*
Mining and manufacturing

12.3%

.

.

.

.

.

18.6%

11.1%

Construction

21.3%

.

.

.

.

.

21.7%

19.3%

Utilities and transp.

20.2%

.

.

.

.

.

6.9%

*

23.7%

Wholesale trade

11.1%

.

.

.

.

.

12.0%

*

9.9%

Fin. svs. and real estate

13.5%

.

.

.

.

.

8.7%

*

15.1%

Retail trade

23.9%

.

.

.

.

.

18.9%

27.1%

Professional services

15.1%

.

.

.

.

.

10.8%

19.2%

Other services

23.1%

.

.

.

.

.

17.8%

26.2%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

17.3%

.

.

.

.

.

15.6%

18.3%

For profit, unincorporated

19.4%

.

.

.

.

.

13.4%

29.7%

*
Nonprofit

15.6%

.

.

.

.

.

11.4%

18.0%

Unknown

24.5%

.

.

.

.

.

.

24.5%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

18.1%

.

.

.

.

.

16.2%

28.2%

*
5-9 years

17.8%

.

.

.

.

.

17.3%

20.9%

10-19 years

20.5%

.

.

.

.

.

14.7%

34.5%

20 or more years

16.9%

.

.

.

.

.

13.9%

18.6%

Unknown

16.0%

.

.

.

.

.

.

16.0%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

18.6%

.

.

.

.

.

21.9%

*

18.4%

1 location only

15.7%

.

.

.

.

.

13.9%

22.7%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

32.5%

.

.

.

.

.

7.8%

*

39.6%

25-49 %

34.6%

.

.

.

.

.

30.2%

39.1%

50-74 %

17.4%

.

.

.

.

.

12.8%

21.1%

75% or more

15.7%

.

.

.

.

.

14.2%

16.6%

 
Union presence
No union employees

18.6%

.

.

.

.

.

14.1%

23.0%

Has union employees

12.8%

.

.

.

.

.

20.6%

11.3%

Unknown

19.9%

.

.

.

.

.

10.5%

21.5%

 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

24.5%

.

.

.

.

.

18.8%

29.3%

Less than 50% low wage

16.2%

.

.

.

.

.

14.3%

18.9%

Unknown

16.7%

.

.

.

.

.

7.5%

*

17.2%

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.

 

Table I.C.3.c(2002) Standard error for percent of total premiums for any-provider plans contributed by employees enrolled in single coverage at private-sector establishments that offer health insurance by firm size and selected characteristics: United States, 2002
 
Characteristics

Total

 

Less than 10 employees

 

10-24 employees

 

25-99 employees

 

100-999 employees

 

1000 or more employees

 

Less than 50 employees

 

50 or more employees

 
 
United States

0.75%

1.80%

2.48%

2.27%

3.10%

1.35%

1.31%

1.23%

 
Industry group **
Agric., fish., forest.

3.21%

.

.

.

.

.

5.67%

*

3.23%

*
Mining and manufacturing

1.96%

.

.

.

.

.

4.92%

2.04%

Construction

3.00%

.

.

.

.

.

3.38%

5.18%

Utilities and transp.

4.04%

.

.

.

.

.

2.72%

*

5.24%

Wholesale trade

1.75%

.

.

.

.

.

5.65%

*

2.64%

Fin. svs. and real estate

1.68%

.

.

.

.

.

2.94%

*

2.32%

Retail trade

2.19%

.

.

.

.

.

2.94%

3.55%

Professional services

1.59%

.

.

.

.

.

1.67%

2.03%

Other services

2.27%

.

.

.

.

.

3.58%

4.04%

 
Ownership
For profit, incorporated

0.70%

.

.

.

.

.

1.39%

0.95%

For profit, unincorporated

3.77%

.

.

.

.

.

2.48%

8.98%

*
Nonprofit

1.96%

.

.

.

.

.

1.99%

2.98%

Unknown

7.21%

.

.

.

.

.

.

7.21%

 
Age of firm
Less than 5 years

4.15%

.

.

.

.

.

4.66%

9.20%

*
5-9 years

2.47%

.

.

.

.

.

2.80%

3.92%

10-19 years

2.97%

.

.

.

.

.

2.11%

6.31%

20 or more years

0.78%

.

.

.

.

.

1.56%

1.39%

Unknown

1.94%

.

.

.

.

.

.

1.94%

 
Multi/single status
2 or more locations

1.11%

.

.

.

.

.

6.67%

*

1.19%

1 location only

1.28%

.

.

.

.

.

1.37%

2.54%

 
Percent full-time employees
Less than 25%

3.85%

.

.

.

.

.

3.09%

*

3.68%

25-49 %

3.93%

.

.

.

.

.

6.63%

5.75%

50-74 %

2.13%

.

.

.

.

.

2.28%

3.05%

75% or more

0.80%

.

.

.

.

.

1.64%

1.04%

 
Union presence
No union employees

0.94%

.

.

.

.

.

1.46%

1.31%

Has union employees

1.87%

.

.

.

.

.

4.78%

2.03%

Unknown

3.44%

.

.

.

.

.

2.87%

3.61%

 
Percent low wage employees
50% or more low wage

1.63%

.

.

.

.

.

1.78%

4.04%

Less than 50% low wage

0.79%

.

.

.

.

.

1.58%

2.06%

Unknown

1.38%

.

.

.

.

.

2.53%

*

1.29%

 
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
. Data suppressed due to high standard errors or no reported values in cell.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.